Claims for damage to vehicles filed with ICBC continue to grow from an incident last Wednesday when snow and ice dropped from the newly opened $2.5-billion Port Mann Bridge during a storm.

The number of claims has now reached about 250, up from 200 last week, ICBC spokesman Adam Grossman said in an email.

Another approximately 30 claims have been filed for incidents on the Alex Fraser Bridge, up from 20 last week.

The Crown corporation Transportation Investment Corp., which is responsible for financing and oversight of the Port Mann project, has said it will pay the $200 to $300 deductibles of drivers who filed claims for damage that took place Wednesday.

ICBC spokesman Adam Grossman said the provincial insurance agency is reviewing whether it will also pay the deductibles of drivers who file claims for damage on the Alex Fraser last Wednesday.

Andy Rodriguez, whose vehicle was damaged on the Alex Fraser, said he’d like to see the province pay his deductible.

As he recently relocated to B.C. from Alberta, he has a private insurer who will not cover the deductible, he noted.

Rodriguez said he was driving across the Alex Fraser with his girlfriend about 12:30 p.m. when his 2007 Suzuki Grand Vitara was hit by two or three large pieces of snow and ice.

“We could see smaller pieces of snow falling as we were driving. We thought nothing of it until just passing the crest of the bridge. (There was a) large thud – like thunder,” he said.

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More claims lodged with ICBC for vehicle damage from falling ice and snow on bridges

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